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against_o they_o the_o king_n himself_o also_o which_o be_v head_n and_o judge_v of_o the_o law_n show_v great_a goodness_n &_o equity_n through_o the_o world_n in_o show_v his_o royal_a assent_n and_o contentment_n that_o these_o judge_n substitute_v under_o he_o shall_v give_v sentence_n according_a to_o the_o cannon_n and_o true_a meaning_n of_o justice_n even_o against_o himself_o direct_o if_o he_o through_o negligence_n be_v drive_v unjust_o to_o maintain_v any_o suit_n with_o a_o private_a person_n which_o will_v not_o bear_v even_o in_o the_o balance_n of_o equity_n in_o which_o that_o kingly_a sentence_n be_v verify_v that_o therein_o differt_fw-la a_o rege_fw-la tyrannus_n for_o nothing_o more_o than_o this_o do_v to_o life_n express_v a_o true_a king_n glory_n the_o king_n of_o our_o nation_n to_o confirm_v this_o perfect_a honour_n of_o a_o just_a prince_n in_o one_o act_n of_o parliament_n ordain_v in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o three_o be_v limit_v 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the_o person_n of_o bless_a paul_n the_o apostle_n who_o be_v appeal_v before_o the_o high_a priest_n ananias_n for_o his_o divine_a and_o most_o eloquent_a exordium_n of_o his_o apology_n viva_fw-la voce_fw-la say_v that_o he_o have_v to_o that_o day_n serve_v god_n be_v malist_v or_o emulate_v rather_o by_o the_o judge_n which_o have_v dispiteous_o interrupt_v his_o period_n command_v a_o soldier_n then_o present_a to_o strike_v he_o who_o do_v according_o buffet_v his_o face_n whereupon_o paul_n in_o anguish_n of_o spirit_n move_v say_v to_o the_o high_a priest_n god_n will_v smite_v thou_o thou_o paint_a wall_n for_o thou_o sit_v to_o judge_v i_o according_a to_o the_o law_n and_o command_v thou_o i_o to_o be_v smite_v contrary_a to_o the_o law_n then_o certain_a that_o stand_v by_o tell_v he_o that_o he_o do_v not_o well_o to_o revile_v the_o high_a priest_n which_o he_o present_o acknowledge_v in_o ignorance_n as_o not_o have_v consider_v what_o magistrate_n he_o be_v say_v it_o 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